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A coalition of groups opposed to the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing on Wednesday launched the “Not One Well” campaign, designed to squash the possibility that Gov. Andrew Cuomo might move ahead with a limited pilot program that would allow fracked wells in Southern Tier communities where elected officials approve such […] More »

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The horses are in the black. For the first time in 13 years, the New York Racing Association expects to end the year in the black, with a $1.5 million surplus from its races and other operations. And next year, they are projecting a $2.1 million surplus, although there will be slightly fewer race days […] More »

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Good morning! Rainy and warmer today. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. Two weeks before the state decides who gets casino licenses, a coalition of local elected officials is supporting the proposed Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at De Laet’s Landing. Rensselaer has agreed to pay Albany $1.1 million […] More »

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There was a flurry of back-and-forth today over the EPA’s proposal for reducing power plant emissions. The federal agency wants to see a 30 percent reduction between base year 2005 and 2030 although some states, including New York, are suggesting that’s too much of a cut. But supporters including a sustainability group, Ceres, on Tuesday […] More »

Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Democrat Marc Panepinto won the 60th Senate District Race. Election Day is the gift that keeps on giving. Though it’s been almost a month since Nov. 4, we’re getting a look Tuesday at some new campaign finance filings, and they haven’t disappointed me. No, the 27-day […] More »

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He may not be a scientist, but a coalition of groups wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo to at least listen to climate scientists when considering whether to approve hydraulic fracturing. More than 75 groups, many of them environmental organizations, sent a letter to Cuomo Tuesday urging him consider climate change as his administration continues to study […] More »

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Actually Ken Lovett at the Daily News got the drop on this earlier, but the Assembly Ethics committee, which met behind closed doors on Monday, has upheld the charges against out-going NYC Democratic Assemblyman Micah Kellner. Committee members are granting Kellner another closed door meeting later in December, as noted in the letter below, but […] More »

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The state Commission on Judicial Nomination released Monday its seven recommendations for the Court of Appeals seat being vacated by Judge Robert Smith, who will age out at the end of this year. Here are the commission’s picks: Kathy H. Chin, Esq., attorney in private practice (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP) Hon. Eugene M. Fahey, Associate […] More »

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The state university system has adopted a systemwide sexual assault policy that has been two months in the making. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that SUNY adopted the guidelines after its board of trustees passed in October a resolution pledging to develop and implement the policy, which is being hailed as one of the first […] More »

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Good morning! We’re expecting snow this afternoon, but only a little, and it’ll melt in tomorrow’s rain. Bring galoshes. Any day I can write the word “galoshes” is a good kind of day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City today. On to the headlines: The Cuomo administration wants to explore ways to beef […] More »

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The executive action taken by President Obama last month, allowing millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. and obtain work permits, could increase the number of Medicaid enrollees in New York by more than 300,000, according to state Senate Majority Coalition Leader Dean Skelos. That, says Skelos in a letter to U.S. Senators […] More »

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign increased its campaign burn rate to spend just under $8 million in the reporting period that includes the final stretch of the campaign trail. That’s a large chunk of the $44 million Cuomo raised over the four-year election cycle. Here are the numbers for Cuomo-Hochul 2014 for the filing period that […] More »

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The Colonie wine retailer Empire Wine has had its hearing with the State Liquor Authority adjourned until Jan. 23. It had been scheduled to take place Wednesday morning at the SLA’s Albany offices. Empire filed suit against SLA in September, seven weeks after the the authority hit the store with a letter saying it was […] More »

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The governor’s office has released a status report that they say outlines significant progress made by the state to protect New Yorkers and the environment from potential risks associated with crude oil transport. State agencies have implemented 66 actions to strengthen standards, regulations and procedures to make crude transport by rail and water safer and […] More »

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A pair of activist groups, the Alliance for Quality Education and Center for Popular Democracy, is out with a guide — or rather suggestions — for better policing and monitoring finances of the state’s charter schools, which serve some 90,000 students, mostly in New York City. The report states that since charters aren’t subject to […] More »

Steve: Negative comments are SO easy. I’ll be there. If not for Santorum, then for the event itself.

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